Andy

Cartagena

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April 14th 2010
After a non-eventful bus ride, we arrived in Cartagena in the early evening and took a taxi to the Casa Vienna, a basic yet functional hostel. We were still in a group of 3 as we hadn’t heard from Myles and presumed he was still learning Spanish back in Taganga. We found a restaurant, had some dinner and booked a day trip for the following day and went to sleep. The day trip was to a mud volc ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more